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Tackling Food Loss and Waste: India's Opportunity | Food Wastage Crisis in India Explained | UPSC GS3 India wastes 68 Million Tonnes of Food Annually, while 194 Million Indians are Undernourished! How can Tackling Food Loss and Waste become India's Opportunity? Complete Analysis for UPSC 2026. In this The Hindu Editorial Analysis by Vajirao & Reddy Institute, we decode Food Loss and Waste Management. 🔍 What we covered in this video: ✅ What is Food Loss vs Food Waste? - Difference Explained - Loss at Farm Level vs Waste at Consumer/Retail Level ✅ Data on Food Loss and Waste in India: FAO Report - India ranks 2nd in Food Waste, 40% of Food Produced is Wasted worth Rs 92,000 Crore, NITI Aayog Report on Post-Harvest Loss ✅ Causes of Food Loss in India: Lack of Cold Storage (Only 10% needed), Fragmented Supply Chain, APMC Issues, Poor Transportation, No Food Processing (Only 10% vs 80% in USA) ✅ Causes of Food Waste: Overbuying, Wedding/Canteen Culture, No Standardization, Lack of Awareness ✅ Impact: Food Security Threat, Farmer Income Loss, Environmental Cost - 8% Global GHG from Food Waste, Water Waste (25% Freshwater used for wasted food), Hunger Paradox ✅ Government Schemes to Tackle Food Loss: PM Kisan Sampada Yojana, Mega Food Parks, Cold Chain Scheme, Operation Greens, e-NAM, FPOs Role ✅ Government Initiatives for Food Waste: Eat Right India, Save Food Share Food by FSSAI, Food Banks, Mid-Day Meal Surplus Management ✅ Global Best Practices: France Law against Supermarket Food Waste, Japan Mottainai, EU Farm to Fork Strategy ✅ Way Forward for UPSC Mains Answer: How can Food Loss become Opportunity? - Investment in Agri-Infra Fund, Doubling Food Processing, Behavioural Change, Circular Economy, Zero Hunger SDG 2 This topic is Crucial for UPSC GS3 - Agriculture, Food Processing, Food Security, PDS, Buffer Stock, Supply Chain Management, Environment - Sustainable Development. #FoodLossAndWaste #FoodWasteInIndia #FoodSecurity #FoodProcessing #FAOReport #FoodWastage #AgricultureUPSC #GS3Agriculture #FoodLoss #ZeroHunger #SDG2 #PMKisanSampadaYojana #ColdChain #SupplyChain #SustainableDevelopment #FoodWasteCrisis #IndianAgriculture #UPSC2026 #TheHinduAnalysis #FoodManagement #AgriInfrastructure #EatRightIndia #FSSAI #FoodBanks #VajiraoAndReddy #UPSCPreparation #FoodSupplyChain #CircularEconomy #HungerInIndia LIKE | SHARE | SUBSCRIBE for Daily Newspaper Analysis!